Which only meant one thing…I had to give them a try! So I scoured my pile of collected recipes, looking for a short ribs recipe. Oddly enough, I found one….on the back of another recipe for Parmesan Pork Roast (that I’m dying to try so stay tuned)! BINGO! And, this recipe is made in the slow cooker — DOUBLE BINGO!

Let me start by saying that my 5 year old has claimed this recipe as “his favorite dinner EVER!” I was completely amazed by how flavorful and rich these ribs and the decadent sauce are! AH-MAZING! I’m going to be begging my butcher for short ribs on a regular basis now! It’s definitely one of the best slow cooker recipes of all times.

I used Yuengling Lager beer — that’s all we have in our house. If you’re not a beer fan, you can use non-alcoholic beer or just use more beef broth. But honestly, it didn’t have a very strong beer flavor. What it did have was a nice, rich flavor. Mmmmm….I wish I had some leftover to eat right now!

I served them with mashed potatoes, but any starch to soak up the sauce would work fine. Egg noodles, rice, a hunk of good, crusty bread, whatever.

And, I’ll let you in on a little secret…traditional braising requires you to brown the meat on all sides before adding it to the braising pan (or slow cooker). I actually had to make this recipe twice for this post, since the first time I forgot to take a photo.

The first time I made these Slow Cooker Beer Braised Short Ribs, I browned them and then added them to the slow cooker to finish cooking. The second time, I didn’t brown them. Just slapped them in Big Red (yes, I’ve named my slow cooker Big Red). Honestly, you couldn’t tell the difference. To save time, I think you can skip the browning step.

Just make sure you give this recipe a try! It’s sooooo good! Take my 5 year old’s word for it!

UPDATE: If you’re looking for a quick cook dish with the same flavors, give my Drunken Pork Chops a try! They are done in 30 minutes and have all of the same flavor as this recipe!

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Hi Chris, I’m a new fan and I’m so impressed with your recipes, a lot of Blue Ribbon winners for sure. Right now I’m going thru your Slow-Cooker recipes (I’m so in-love with my Crock-Pot too). Sure wish you had “Pin-It” button on them, would be a pleasure for me to share them on Pinterest. Sister From the South, LindY G

This sounds so good, I can’t wait to try it. If I could offer a suggestion. I cook with beer quite a bit and the one thing you want to do is use a strongly flavored beer. Stouts and Porters go especially well with beef, you just want to wait to eat those the next day (to combat the bitterness).

Wow- this is such a timely post for me! I just got myeslf a slow cooker and am totally hooked. Throw a few things in and when it’s time to go home, dinner is ready. Brilliant!Will have to try some of these delicious recipes

I will be making this for New Years Eve dinner tomorrow, with mashed potatoes and heirloom carrots. I am planning on substituting Beef broth for Beef Boillion (2 cups I think?), do you think this will work out OK? Any other suggestions on doing this?

All I can say…the short ribs were absolutely fantastic! I pulled out the crock pot to make some comfort food during today’s snow storm. Glad I found this site and recipe. I never made short ribs before, but I will make them again…and soon!

It should be great! I typically use Yuengling Lager (since that’s all we have in our house) when I make any recipe with beer and it’s divine! Let me know if you try it and how you make out! We’re having this for dinner tomorrow night and I can’t wait! 🙂

Made this for dinner tonight. Can I say AMAZING. My whole family enjoyed it and that is not easy to do. It was so fast to get ready in the morning and very litte prep when I got home from work. I added carrots and mushrooms which made a great addition.

We love short ribs at our house. I usually use Emiril’s recipe which uses a little red wine vinegar. Like the beer, it gives it a little extra flavor but nothing overpowering. This looks yummy, I’ll have to try it next time.

Wow. I always sear my short ribs on all sides, THEN braise them forever. Definitely going to try this one. (I often serve mine with some creamy Parmesan polenta and a crispy salad!) Here from Stuff & Nonsense and am following.

hiya , yummy now if i only had a slow cooker ,hmmmm wonder if it could be tweaked for the oven ? , tfs , i am visiting from someday crafts and am your newest follower maybe you will pop by mine and follow toohttp://www.emilysnan.blogspot.com
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With one kid in softball and one in baseball, the crock pot is going to get its own workout. Thanks for a new recipe for my family. These look really, really good. Plus, the endorsement from a 5 year old really sealed the deal.

It’s really perfect timing that I came across this recipe! Yesterday we bought some gluten free beer, only to find out that it tasted really gross by itself. So we have 3 bottles to use up somehow and this recipe definitely fits the bill! Yum!

Looks wonderful yummy! I don’t usually brown the meat before putting it in the crockpot. I know they say you’re supposed to in order to sear in the juices and make it taste better, but I’ve never noticed a difference so I usually skip that step.

Thanks for linking up your recipe to THIS WEEKS CRAVINGS! This is gonna be a fun week, seeing what “secret ingredient” people hide in their recipes!

Just a “sneak peak” for next week, the theme is “HUBBY COOKS”. So, we hope to see you again next Monday (and maybe if you don’t already have a husband that cooks, you can talk him into making you dinner this week… that’s what I have to do!)